The Effectiveness of the Floortime Program on Behavioral Problems and Parent-child Interaction in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Background and Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Floortime program on behavioral problems and parent-child interaction in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Methods: The current research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Babol City in the academic year 1402-1403. The statistical sample in this research includes 30 children with hyperactivity disorder (15 for the control group and 15 for the experimental group) who were selected by available sampling and replaced in two groups simply randomly. The data collection tool was Connors's (1978) Children's Behavioral Problems Questionnaire and Pianta's (1994) Parent-Child Interaction Scale. In this research, the statistical method of multivariate covariance analysis was used in SPSS-24 software to analyze the obtained data. Results: The findings of the research showed that Floortime program training has a significant effect on behavioral problems and parent-child interaction in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Floortime play therapy program is a practical and effective way to reduce behavioral problems and increase parent-child interaction. Therefore, it can be said that the therapeutic principles of Flortime, by focusing on the foundations of communication, emotional exchange, and the meaningful use of ideas, move the child towards transformational progress, facilitates.